Bharwa Karela/Stuffed Bitter Guard

 Bharwa Karela/Stuffed Bitter Guard

Hi Friends,

Stuffed Bitter guard, i never imagined that one day i will be a master of this recipe. I learned making this from my sister. She use to make this stuffed karela and it tastes awesome. I make them two ways. Here i am posting one way, for another method you have to wait. Will post soon. My husband always bring this green bitter veggie and ask to make it. I also make jhatpat Chatpata Karela fry which is another Favorite in my home. 

You need to work bit longer to make it. but once you know the method and points (see notes) you need to remember, then you can make it within 30 min. I made few mistakes in the starting like i forgot to squeeze out the water from filling, secondly i fried them in kadai and it took long time to cook them, then i learned from my mistakes and now i can make them any time. So don't worry if you made some mistake or forget something, just go ahead one day you will be a master of it and if somebody don't like this veggie in your house. Then try this, you will be more then happy to watching them relishing it.

Ingredients:-

Karela/Bitter guard- 7-8 pieces

Onion - 2 medium

Tomato -2 medium

Ginger - i inch piece

Garlic - 5-6 pods

Kairi/Kacha aam/Raw mango - 3-4 (i used only 1)

Achoor Pdr - 2 tsp (i used 3 tsp)

Coriander Pdr - 1 tsp

Red Chilly Pdr - 1 tsp

Salt - 1 1/2 tsp

Method:-

Take your ingredients

                                                                                                                                                                  

   

Peal the skin  and make slit in it leaving the corners intact

 

Now take out the inner flesh with help of spoon or knife or with hand, Now its hollow from inside

 

Grate (not puree) onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, garlic and raw mango

Add all spices in it

Mix properly

Now just before stuffing karela squeeze out the masala (not very much some moisture should be there) and keep it aside

Now take some small portion  in hand or spoon and stuff carefully in karela 

                                                                                                           

 

All Stuffed

Now heat at least 3-4 tbsp oil in a flat pan (not kadai)

(See notes)

Keep one by one stuffed karela in pan and start frying them

(if your karelas are hard and can keep the stuffing intact without tying them with thread then turn them and fry from both sides otherwise you have to tie karelas with thread)

I made two batches and second batch was with thin skin so i tied them before frying

All Fried

Now remove their thread if using

(be careful it would be very hot)

Garnish with anything you want

paneer, chopped onion, coriander leaves etc.

SERVE

Sending to Srivalli's event  http://cooking4allseasons.blogspot.in/2012/08/announcing-30-minutes-mela.html

Sending this to Jagruti's event http://www.jagrutidhanecha.com/2012/09/announcing-event-im-well-stuffed.html

Sending this to 

FEAST FOR YOUR GURU happening @ my friend viji's blog 

Notes:-

1. Squeezing stuffing before stuffing is very important other wise water will ooze out while frying and will make oil spreading badly. 
2. Always taste stuffing after squeezing water as water constant will remove spices. If you feel something missing then add that spice.
3. Use pan for frying instead of kadai, In kadai you can fry only 3-4 karela at a time, you need to keep an eye and continuously stirring, stuffing will come out while stirring. So batter use pan you can fry whole batch at once, no stirring required, if pan is full then no thread is required for tying.
4. If you feel that after stuffing karela is soggy or loose then take a thread (swing cotton thread not wool) and tie around karela, don't make knots.
5. Remove thread before serving.
6. For real taste/raw mango is preferred but you can use amchoor pdr as well. 

HOPE YOU WILL LIKE IT

LOVE

PariCash

  

Jhatpat Masaledaar Karela /Spicy Bitterguard

Hi Friends,

Karela, Bitter guard, everybody knows its benefit, but i have never seen much people fond of it. Even few years back i was in the list.  Since I tried it hardly once or twice and afterwords never touched it. I am a complete sweet person. Can live on sweets, So the feeling of bitter taste never allowed me even taste it a bit. Seeing my family enjoying this,  always surprises me how they enjoy this bitter stuff. 

While i was doing graduation, One fine day my elder sister made stuffed karela and told me to try this. after my denial she asked me to taste a bit of stuffing of karela, unwillingly i tried that and i was amazed with the taste. Then curiously i tried karela and that day onward s i am fond of it. I make my karela most of the time same way she told me. But now i know the main ingredients, So i make it so many ways. This is one of those ways. I have never heard that even a single kid enjoying this vegetable. But i have seen my daughter eating this. I modified it to change its taste from bitter to something batter so that kids can also enjoy this. Try it friends i am sure you will love it.

Preparation time- 10 min

Cooking time - 10-15 min

Ingredients:-

Bitterguard             - 4-5 pealed and chopped as per your wish

Onion                      - 1 small  (optional)

Tomato                   - 1 medium (optional)

Ginger                     - 1 inch piece (optional)

Garlic                      - 4-5 pods (optional)

Chilly pdr                - 1/2 tsp

Salt                          - 1/2 tsp

Amchoor pdr           - 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds           - 1/2 tsp

Garam Masala        - 1/2 tsp (optional)

Coriander Seeds      - 1/2 tsp (crushed)

Recipe:-

Take your ingredients- (forgot to add karela)

Heat oil in pan and 

add chopped bitter guard

Fry them well

When 80% done, spread them at sides of the pan and make space in the middle 

Now add cumin seeds and coriander seeds 

Add chopped onion, tomato, garlic and ginger

Add all spices 

Mix well, cover and cook for 2 min.

Then cook for more 2-3 minutes

DONE

SERVE

Sending this to http://www.sizzlingtastebuds.com/2011/12/updated-host-list-for-hli-mmk-some.html

which is hosted by http://cooksjoy.com/blog/2012/06/kitchen-chronicles-only-vegan-event-announcement.html

Also sending to Jagruti's event 

Olympic Games http://www.jagrutidhanecha.com/p/events-round-ups.html
which is hosted by Priya 

http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/announcing-celebrate-olympic-games-event

lso sending this to Gayathris event-walk through memory lane http://gayathriscookspot.blogspot.in/p/wtml-round-up-and-host-lists.html

 hosted by  kalyani of  sizzalingbuds

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Notes:-

1. You can make this dish with only spices and bitter guard, I added onion, tomato to increase the quantity a bit.
2. Amchoor powder is main ingredient in this, do not avoid it.
3. You can add any other masala, even sometimes i try it with sambhar powder, and it tastes great.
4. You can also cut karela/bitterguard lengthwise, i was in rush, so made simple rounds.

HOPE YOU WILL LIKE THIS

LOVE

PariCash